The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-25
WALKING ON BROADWAY
SOME OF THE SCENES WHICH ARE
OUT OF THE COMMON.


ton in 1904 Parade Two Miles
and Half Long, Only Part of Which
was Wet by a Tremendous Rain
storm.
New YORK, Sept. 24-"What was the
most striking scene you have seen on
Broadwayg' was asked of several old New
Workers the other day. Each had looked at
the rapidly shifting panorama to discover
something that the other did not seem to
have noticed. 1.-The most remar kable scene
ever beheld there" answered one, was
Stephen A. Douglas, speaking from the bal
cony of the Irving House, at the corner of
Broad way and Chambers streets, in 1854,
Just after the passage of the Kansas-Nebras-
ka bill. There was the great Republican
torchlight procession, in 1861 in honor of
Abe Lincoln in which 'Wldeawakes' from
every State participated. Those from
Maine were six feet tall. There was Il
marked contrast between that gay spectacle
and the gloomy sight at Lincoln's funeral.
Never have buildings been so heavily
draped in black rs they We're then. The
parade of the Atlantic Gable celebration in
1859 was another notable scene on Broad
way, and as the crowds moved along they
looked up to see the dome of the City Hall
afire from the ilumlnations. A procession
two and a half miles long moved along
Broadway at the Worlds Fair parade a
storm came up and swept over part of the
city. Half of the men in line.were drenched
to the skin while the other half of the col
umn escaped without having the dust laid
on their garments. The funeral cortege
that followed the remains of Fanny Parnell
was weird sight as it moved along Broad
way at night Then there was the carnival,
which proved failure. The Rex of the
pageant was young brewer, who is said to
have paid 200 for the privilege of assum-
ing the role as an advertisement of his bust
ness"
When the speaker had told Of these and
other scenes, grave and gay. that he had
witnessed on Broadway, another man was
asked what was the most notable incident
that he ever saw there. He said:
at was Lucille Western, walking up the
street and rehearsing her part as she went.
People who did not know her took her to be
crazy, and her violent gestures and earnest
nlutterings were well calculated to create
that impression. You would be surprised
to note, the number of persons who talk to
themselves as they walk along Broadway.
They are as oblivious to their surround
ings and as much alone as if they were in a
forest"
street one forenoon last week looking for
striking modern scenes. The sidewalks have
never been so blockaded with boxes and
bales and the ever welcome rural visitors
The latter are mentioned advisedly. You
can tell stranger to New York by the slow
and confused manner that he makes his way
along the street. Your New Yorker keeps
to the right and goes with rush. slipping
in an out of the crowds with skill born OF
will fot- tha
side of the walk, stop to look in at win
dow and impe41 - progress of a thousand
hurrying pedestrians. Owing to one of these
blockades the student turned ont into the
street. A truck loaded with barrels of Prus-
sian blue had been mixed up in blockade
there and barrel of the powder scattered
on the street. The student trod on it and
frescoed his boots n gaudy blue. A few
blocks farther on a boy carrying paper of
red lead was encountered. He let it drop
ON the sidewalk and some of the stuff dec
GRATED the students boots, which were thus
given truly startling effect. He stopped
to have his boots cleaned at a stand kept by
an Italian who wore cap with a tortoise
shell foreplece, a head covering, by the way,
that certain Italian dudes greatly crave.
The Italian had polished one boot when he
looked up, saw people running in all direc-
tons and followed their example A dog
supposed TO be mad was dashing along the
street. The student went away from there
Miraculously enough, q policeman managed
TO shoot the dog at the secoiid shot and
peace was restored. The student finally got
his other shoe polished and continued his
march. The ruins of a big toy store on the
north side of the street that recently burned
with loss of life are being removed. In
front OF this place stood POO Il allan women
and children. The women wore the avn
ing like head covering of their native cos
tune, and great gold hoops or pendants in
their ears. When the workmen would
throw piece of charred wood or a half
burned bundle OF paper on the street, the
women and children would rush forward
and scramble for the prize. They COM
pletely blockaded the sidewalk One woln-
an, who was carrying a big bundle of
cbarred wood on her head, collided with
man, and her bundle toppled backwards and
struck the student ON the feet, running the
polish on his boots and causing him to hop
about with agony
When he had recovered from the acct
dent the student continued his march. There
IS one house or busy Broadway, between the
Battery and Union square. 1t had stead
tasty resisted the encroachments of COM
merce. Great stone pillars extend from
foundation to roof OF the tall stone man
sion. IL is said that its blinds are always
closed. and, although it is occupied, it looks
deserted anu grim. The student walked on
mile after mile until he passed One Hun
dred and Twenty eighth street Then he be-
gan TO enter the strangest part Of Broad
way. Quaint old tumble-down buildings
flank it, grass is growing in the interstices
between the tagging of the sidewalk, great
trees that were planted by the Dutch are
seen mere and there, and at one point an old
board fence is built entirely across the
street. The student stopped at this fence,
turned back and took a train for home
Night came on and at midnight he visited
that portion of Broadway between Grand
and Twelfth streets. The crowds that
ha1 blockaded the sidewalks were gone. AT
j O'Clock only policeman OF an occasional
straggler was abroad. Suddenlya patter Of
feet was heard and two men came rushing
along and swept on toward Union square.
A policeman pursued and arrested them.
They tried to explain why they were run
ming, but he would not believe them. Not
until they had reached the station house
were they able to prove the honesty of
their intentions and thus gain release. They
had made wager to run a foot race up
Broadway, from the City Hall TO Union
square, and were engaged in the contest
when arrested.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
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Mrs. Langtry made her annual reappear.
ance in New York ON Monday in drama.
tization of one of the most skillful and
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